CNN) â€” Rush Limbaugh responded to Roberta McCain's criticism of his tough radio persona Thursday, over the fact "McCain's mother is dumping on me."

"She is absolutely right" in her assessment that that she belongs to a different Republican Party than he does, Limbaugh said during his radio show: "The Republican Party she belongs to gets shellacked election after election after election

The same party that was at the helm of the country when it went into the Great Depression.

The same party that saw Congress led by the Democrats in Congress TWICE for over a decade.

The same party that saw a Democrat President elected that brought similar socialistic programs and spending to the country to get it out of a huge economic hole.

Limbaugh is an idiot if he thinks he can gain from bashing her. She's seen the periods of time that best fit the time now and seen the party come out strong. He should shut up and LISTEN to her instead of mouthing off.